Florida's history on a quilt

Friday

Oct 12, 2012 at 12:01 AMOct 13, 2012 at 1:22 AM

Nearly 500 years after Ponce de Leon set foot on La Florida, the DeLand Regional Library joined its cohorts across the state in honoring the many historical events that created Florida as we know it today.

It’s part of Viva Florida 500, a yearlong celebration of Ponce de Leon’s arrival on Florida’s shores and the subsequent 500 years of history. Residents on Friday decorated squares for a series of five quilts that will be displayed in the rotunda of the Volusia County Historic Courthouse in January. Each of the five quilts will have 100 squares. The event in DeLand was the last of several held at different Volusia County libraries, where residents were invited to make quilt squares for the celebration.